AC Milan player has 'sent' warning to Marcus Rashford about joining club as Man Utd open transfer talks

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has been 'sent' a warning from an AC Milan player amid links to the Rossoneri.

Rashford is firmly out of favour at his boyhood club, having been left out of four matchday squads in a row by ruthless manager Ruben Amorim.

He returned to the bench for the defeat to Newcastle but played no part in the game, while Amorim said he was unavailable for the draw at Liverpool due to illness.

After Rashford said he is "ready for a new challenge and the next steps" in an interview with Henry Winter following on from his first squad snub, his future at United has looked bleak.

The 27-year-old has been heavily linked with a number of clubs and recently it was claimed that AC Milan spoke to United about Rashford's situation ten days ago and "memorised" the opportunity.

Rashford's former United teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back working for Milan and is said to be keeping the door open on a move, though the deal is believed to be "complicated".

A loan spell would appear most likely if Rashford is to link up with compatriots Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus-Cheek at the Italian giants.

Marcus Rashford is out of favour at Manchester United. Image: Getty

But while there is evidence of English players performing well in Italy, Loftus-Cheek has spoken about the difficulties of playing in Serie A and specifically adapting to the style right away.

“It’s a very tough league, I’ve felt in the first six months here. The teams, they’re all tactically good,” Loftus-Cheek told the club's website in January 2023.

“It’s so hard to break teams down, it’s like a chess game. You have to work so much more as a team in Italy, which has improved my game a lot and my learning.

“I'm very happy playing here in Italy. I hope to improve more and learn more about the game. The coach, the staff, the manager, they’re helping me improve a lot.

“[They’re] all fantastic people, kind people, kind human beings. They want to help me improve all the time. I’m really happy to be in a good environment.”

David Ornstein drops Rashford update

It's hard to see Rashford playing again for United given the current situation he is but David Ornstein of the Athletic believes it will be "very difficult" for any club to sign him with his five-year, £325,000-a-week contract.

Ornstein also claimed that talk of offers being turned down from Saudi Arabia as "not really accurate".

"In January it's going to be very difficult," Ornstein said on NBC Sports.

"He signed a massive contract in 2023 that goes on to 2028. He earns in excess of £325,000 a week. Who is going to be prepared to take that on?

"There have been reports of a swap deal with Victor Osimhen if he was brought back to Napoli from Galatasaray, but I think that's going to be very complicated, if at all possible."